Junior Golf Newsletter December 2020

Andy Landenberger Director of Junior Golf

Updates

Website changes coming www.wiscjuniorgolf.com

Tentative 2021 Schedule available on December 21 online

Look for junior

membership application online starting February 4. Memberships will start

to be mailed in May.

Our new website launched this year. Look for up-

dates this winter.

Contents — Fundraising Event — Junior Tour News — Players of the Year

— Hole-In-One Club — Junior Cup Matches — Scholarships & DCP — Internship/Instagram

Our Staff

Joe Stadler, PGA Executive Director

Andy Landenberger Director of Junior Golf

Erika Pirkl, PGA

Director of Player Development

Leilyn Nowaczynski PGA Works

2020 Summer Interns

Faith Krause Jack Lutze Ed Swab

Brent Ogden Wisconsin PGA

11350 W. Theo Trecker Way West Allis, WI 53214

Phone: (414) 443-3570 Fax: (414) 443-0817

www.wiscjuniorgolf.com

Dear Junior Golfers & Parents I think we are finally done with our 2020 golf season, maybe we see another decent weather day in this crazy warm fall so far. I would first like to thank our PGA Profes-sionals, golf course owners, superinten-dents and sponsors for another successful summer. I feel everyone who participated in our events was comfortable with our covid policies to participate in record num-bers. Thanks to our interns Faith Krause, Jack Lutze, Brent Ogden and Ed Swab. It was a big move with going to all tee time events this year. We had another good season in 2020 with just over 1,130 junior members. The jun-ior membership will be available online on February 4. Everyone will receive a post-card in the mail with membership details. We will continue to offer a membership for juniors ages 11 and under. This member-ship will give them discounts on Par 3 and Future Tour events. We were down 7% in members this year but saw an increase in participation of 11% or almost 500 en-tries. Our junior packet with all the tournament in formation will be mailed out in late-March. This packet will include all of our tournament information along with de-scriptions of each tour. Registration for tournaments will begin in April. The WIAA Boys state event is moving to a date of June 18-19 in 2021. Our Lake Ar-rowhead Invitational will keep a date in August before the girls fall high school season begins. The girls only event at SentryWorld is back on the calendar for 2021 with a July 6 event date. A new event on the schedule will be the Mike Schnarr Boys Championship on August 30-31 at Blackhawk CC. I am looking forward to another great year of events! Andy Landenberger Director of Junior Golf

Junior Golfers Raise some Major Money

The 2020 fundraising efforts took a big hit for the Junior Foundation since the covid outbreak this spring. The Junior Foundation was not able to do most of its planned fundraising events. Then we received a call from the Wieland’s and Wiess’s about the boys playing a bunch of holes and raising money for the Foundation. The junior players were Brett (15) & Kade (11) Wieland of Milton, WI and Luke (12) and Alex Weiss (15) of Mid-dleton, WI. Brett and Alex had a goal of 200 holes while younger brothers Luke and Kade wanted to get 100 holes in. They teed it up on August 24 at Oak Ridge GC in Milton. The boys started the day about 5:20 a.m. in the dark with glow balls. Kade Wieland made the first highlight of the day with his first ever Hole-In-One on hole #4 during his second round of the day! Kade used a 5-iron on the 155 yard hole. Luke and Kade finished 101 holes at 1:52 p.m. and with another WPGA Junior Foundation event the next day they decided not to push it in the 93 degree heat. Brett & Alex pushed through and finished their goal of 200 holes at 5:29 p.m. and eventually finished at 212 holes! In total the boys raised $4,600 that will go towards the WPGA Junior Foundation Scholarship Fund. Quotes from Middleton Times-Tribune—by Rob Reischel “The Wisconsin Junior PGA Foundation (holds) junior golf tournaments for kids of all ages and provide scholarships for kids that wouldn’t otherwise be able to participate in these events,” Alex Weiss recently told Wisconsin.Golf. “We have played in the Wisconsin Junior PGA tournaments for many years and it’s been an incredible experience for us, especially during COVID-19.”

Brett Weiland agreed. “They also provide college scholarships for kids that decide to play college golf,” Weiland said of the Wisconsin Jun-ior PGA Foundation. “Their mission statement is to promote the game of golf by providing positive opportunities, en-joyment, and education to Wisconsin junior golfers and their families.”

THANK YOU!

Brett & Alex wiped out after 212 holes

From left: Brett Wieland, Kade Wieland, Alex Weiss, Luke Weiss

Kade & Luke

Junior Tour News

Top 10 Boys 2020 POY points 1. Bryson Mercier (Powers, MI) - 1,347 2. Ty Kretz (Marinette) - 1,293 3. Ben Pausha (Delafield) - 820 4. Kyle Bengtson (Woodruff) - 805 5. Tyson Sparks (Muskego) - 751 6. Silas Pickhardt (Madison) - 698 7. Maxwell Reis (De Pere) - 682 8. Kaeden Nomm (Minocqua) - 647 9. Aiden Cudney (Appleton) - 644 10. Austin Georger (Appleton) - 641

Top 10 Girls 2020 POY points 1. Jessica Guiser (Hartland) - 1,627 2. Jenna Anderson (Dousman) - 1,470 3. Jo Baranczyk (Green Bay) - 1,387 4. Hannah Dunk (Janesville) - 1,167 5. Elise Hoven (Grafton) - 1,157 6. Norah Roberts (Racine) - 1,127 7. Caylie Kotlowski (Stoughton) - 962 8. Avery Dudra (Suamico) - 916 9. Grace Suter (Oconomowoc) - 900 10. Sarah Balding (Brookfield) - 849

The Junior Tour will continue to add events around the state and some new events for 2021. Select tournaments will be only available to junior members. So make sure to get your 2021 Junior Membership online! You will see some dates moved around as the WIAA State Boys event was moved to June 18-19. Our Lake Arrowhead Invitational will stay in August. We look forward to seeing you on the course this summer! 2021 Important Dates June 13 - Wisconsin Juniors Only AJGA Qualifier at Merrill Hills June 18-19 - Boys High School State June 20-21 - Players Tour event at Blackwolf Run (Meadow Valleys Course. Two day 36 hole event.) June 22 - Junior Best-Ball at The Bull at Pinehurst Farms June 23-24 - WPGA Junior Championship at Brown Deer Park & Dretzka Park in Milwaukee June 28-29 - The Dells Junior Championship (Trappers Turn & Wild Rock GC) July 1-2 - WI/MN Cup Matches hosted by Rush Creek in Maple Grove, MN. July 5 - Par 3 Championship at Sand Valley (The Sandbox) July 6 - Girls Only event at SentryWorld July 7-8- Players Tour event at Lawsonia. Two day 36-hole event. July 11-12 - College Showcase event at Whistling Straits (Irish Course). Two day 36-hole event. July 22 - Junior Best Ball Scramble at Old Hickory GC July 25 - Whistling Straits (Irish Course) Junior Tour event (members only event) August 2-3 - Sherri Steinhauer Girls Only event at Blackhawk CC. Two day 36-hole event. August 3-5 - WSGA State Junior Boys Championship August 8-9 - Lake Arrowhead Invitational August 30-31 - Mike Schnarr Open at Blackhawk CC. (36-hole boys only event).

Junior Membership Corner

The 2021 Junior Membership will go live on February 4. You will be able to renew your membership from last year or register as a new member. Make sure to select the membership that fits your need. We will continue to provide an 11 & under membership. Juniors who were members in 2020 will receive an email prior to February 4 with your login information to help you login and renew. As a reminder, registration for Junior Tournaments will begin in April.

Membership Benefits for 2021: Receive a WSGA Handicap ($25 value), also receive Youth on Course with HDCP membership.

- Personalized bag tag - Junior membership gift, based on how many years you have been a member. Great gifts in 2021! Gifts range from a sharpie marker set to logoed putter cover or head cover. View gifts online. - Culver’s coupon - GolfTec initial lesson ($175 value) - Early registration period

2020 Junior Tour Players of the Year

Girls Player of the Year: Jessica Guiser

The WPGA Junior Foundation is pleased to an-nounce Jessica Guiser as the Junior Girls Player of the Year for 2020. Jessica never finished outside the top 4 in any junior event she competed in. She won the Dells Junior Championship and Lake Arrowhead Invitational. Jessica kept her momentum going into her high school season as she won Girls Division 1 Fall State. She only competed in seven WPGA junior events and finished with 1,627 player points to hold off Jenna An-derson of Dousman by 157 points. Jessica finished runner up last year to Rachel Kauflin for POY. Jessica is 15 years old from Hartland.

Boys Player of the Year: Bryson Mercier

The WPGA Junior Foundation is pleased to announce Bryson Mercier as the Junior Boys Player of the Year for 2020. He started his summer off hot with a playoff win at the Blackwolf Run Players tour event over Ty Kretz, who he would battle with all summer. Bryson then won the rain shortened College Showcase and had two other Junior Tour wins. His low round of the summer was a 5-under par 67 to win the Junior Tour event at Brown County GC. He held a narrow points lead going into the last major of the year at Lake Arrowhead. He finished T2 to hold off Ty Kretz for POY by a mere 54 points. Bryson is a 17 year old from Powers, Michigan in the Upper Peninsula. He is a 2022 grad.

The 2020 WPGA Junior Foundation

Player of the Year Awards

Future Tour Boys Player of the Year: Owen Wagie

The WPGA Junior Foundation is pleased to announce Owen Wagie as the Future Tour Boys Player of the Year for 2020. Owen played in 11 Future Tour events and took home 1 win and 6 top three finishes

Owen is 12 years old and from Edgerton. He totaled 361 points this year. Kade Wieland from Milton was runner up.

Future Tour Girls Player of the Year: Abigail Henriksen

The WPGA Junior Foundation is pleased to announce Abigail Henriksen as the Future Tour Girls Player of Year for 2020. She played in 9 Future Tour events and took home 3 wins and never fin-ished outside the top 6 in her divi-sion.

Abigail is 11 years old and from DeForest. She totaled 405 points this year. Her total was good enough to hold off Ana Hayes of West Bend by 13 points.

2020 Future Tour Players of the Year

2020 Hole-In-One Club

The Junior Foundation had 6 hole in ones in 2020.

Congratulations, Juniors!! We hope to see even more Aces in 2021!

Cup Matches celebrates 23rd year

The 23rd Annual Cup Matches took place at Stevens Point Country Club on July 16-17. This annual event showcas-es 12 boys and 12 girls from Wisconsin against Team Minnesota in a Ryder Cup team-type event that started back in 1998. Team MN led 7.5 to 4.5 after day one of four ball matches. Team Minne-sota won 15.5 of a possible 24 singles matches to give team MN an overall total of 23-13 to capture its 5th straight cup win. Team Wisconsin leads the overall series 12-10-1. Players are se-lected off the Player of the Year points list from the previous year. The Junior Foundation would also like to thank some people for making this event great. A big thank you to the sales reps that donated tee gifts to each player. Thanks to Ted Robbins and Tom Cranwell for donating Titleist golf balls,

gloves and hats, Ron Hurab for donating an umbrella and player water bottles and Mike Warren for donating some custom team hats for players. These guys make this event a great experience for all players. 2020 team included Front Row: Jolie Guyette, Cassandra Psuik, Mallory Swartz, Grace Suter, Myranda Kotlowski, Skye Two Hawks Skenandore. Second Row: Rachel Kauflin, Jo Baranczyk, Elise Hoven, Jessica Guiser, Sarah Balding, Caylie Kotlowski. Third Row: Kyle Bengtson, Joshua Teplin, Ty Kretz, Jacob Beckman, Bennett Swavely, Cameron Huss, Captain Andy Landenberger. Back Row: Drake Wilcox, Jamozzy Skenandore, Christian Staudt, Addison Raimer, Samuel Nielsen, Marty Swab. Minnesota will host the 24th Annual Cup Matches in 2021 on July 1-2. The host course will be at Rush Creek in Maple Grove, MN. The 2021 team will be announced in January with letters sent to those who qualify for the team.

June 24th - JR Championship - Brown Deer Park Robert Warda, Middleton - Hole #3, 158 yards July 23rd - Par 3 Championship - Sandvalley—The Sandbox Andrew Carlton, Kewaskum - Hole #8, 100 yards July 28th - Future Tour #10 - Thornberry Creek Jackson Albee, Big Bend - Hole #9, 112 yards July 31st - Future Tour #11 - Nine Springs GC William Pu, Middleton - Hole #5, 109 yards August 9th - Lake Arrowhead Invitational - Lakes Course Marty Swab, Menomonee Falls - Hole #14, 192 yards August 11th - Junior Tour #39 - Reedsburg CC Eli Lindsey, Mineral Point - Hole #3, 148 yards

Aces in 2019—8 Aces in 2018 - 3 Aces in 2017 - 7 Aces in 2016 - 8 Aces in 2015 - 2 Aces in 2014 - 7 Aces in 2013 - 7

With the nationwide cancellation of the 2020 Drive Chip and Putt season, we want to acknowledge our three finalists that will be competing at the National Finals the Sunday before the Masters begins in April of 2021. They will join the 77 other National Finalists on Sunday, April 4,2021 the week of The Masters Tournament and put their skills to the test once again. The finals are aired live on the Golf Channel start-ing at 7am/8am EST.

Mitchell Shroyer (Middleton, Wis.) captured first place honors in the Boys 7-9 age division and was the first Wisconsin junior golfer to punch his ticket after tallying 99 points. His score of 47 points in the Chip skill gave him a large edge over the other eleven competitors. McKenna Nelson (Beaver Dam, Wis.) was no stranger to the Regional stage after qualifying several times before. Nelson finished runner-up by just one point in 2017 at Interlachen, but her 135 points total earned her first place by a whopping 34 points in the Girls 10-11 division. Her putting score of 65 pro-pelled her to the top. Ashleyjen Powell (Appleton, Wis.) took home first place in the Girls 14-15 division after accumulating 143 points. Powell improved from skill to skill--ending with a nearly perfect putting score of 70 points. Her solid short game performance edged out the runner-up by a narrow margin.

2021 Scholarship Application Online Attention Parents/Juniors—The 2021 Scholarship application will be available on the website on January 30. In 2020 we awarded thirty four individual scholarships totaling $35,000. Please submit your application before the May deadline. We will be looking to give over $35,000 in 2021. We have broken down the scholarship application into two categories. One is for High School Seniors and the other is for current College Students. Make sure to apply for the appropriate scholarship. More scholarship appli-cations will be available on our website for girls through the LPGA. We will put up a link on the website to apply.

The Junior Foundation, along with the WPGA, will be running 12 local qualifiers and 2 sub-regional Drive, Chip and Putt events in 2021. Winners from qualifiers advance to a sub-regional and sub-regional winners advance to the re-gional. Winners at the regional advance to the finals at Augusta National in 2021. Registration is FREE for these events for kids ages 7-15! Registration will open January 20th www.drivechipandputt.com. The schedule will be re-leased approximately 1-2 weeks prior. The schedule will feature many new sites!

Drive, Chip & Putt

Hiring Interns & Player Assistants in 2021

Instagram Contest Winners

Are you a graduating senior or college student looking for a summer internship? Why not choose the WPGA Junior Foundation. We are hiring 3 full time interns to work out of the of-fice and hiring Player Assistants to help onsite at our events around the state. See our website for more information under About section or look for news article posted on homepage.

Most likely to become a professional golfer - Jessica Guiser

Most likely to getup and down from a greenside bunker - Jenna Anderson

Most likely to marry another golfer - Alex Koenig

Most likely to stay in Wisconsin his whole life - Logan Pechinski

Most superstitious on the golf course - Robby Warda

Best dressed on the golf course - Nick Mueller

Most likely to hit the fairway - Hannah Dunk

Most likely to show up at the wrong golf course - Christian Staudt

Most likely to make you laugh on the golf course - Holly Murphy

Most notorious social media account - Al Deang

Thanks to everyone who voted!! If you don’t follow us on Instagram you should!

What are former players up to now?

Tommy Winkler is a former junior player that is now playing college golf at UW Parkside. He not only loves golf but loves food also. His Tik Tok account just passed 1 million followers! Wow. We asked Tommy a few questions for our “Where are they now” segment. How do you like playing college golf, how did our events prepare you for college golf? - College golf is a lot of fun and such an awesome experience! One of my favorite things about it is how competitive everyone is and how unique each of the courses that I get to play are. During covid this year, our conference canceled all of our tournaments for the spring and the fall, but throughout the summer and fall I was able to play in some WSGA tournaments that helped keep my skill level up. I definitely think that your WPGA summer events prepared me for college golf because playing in tournaments

puts more pressure you and that type of experience is what you need to get better at this sport. What is your favorite memory of playing in our junior golf events? - My favorite memory in one of your junior golf events was definitely when I went into my first ever playoff for a junior tour tournament at Pleasant View Golf Course, which I ended up winning of course, but I had never felt that type of pressure before playing the sport and I definitely won’t forget that. What's your favorite course to play in the state? - My favorite course to play in Wisconsin is the straits course at Whistling Straits. Such a tough golf course and it has a beautiful view the whole 18 holes. What was your favorite Wisconsin Junior Foundation event? - I’d have to say my favorite Wisconsin Junior Foundation event was definitely the Blackwolf Run Players Tour tourna-ment because that is one of my favorite courses to play in Wisconsin and it was more than one day, so got to play a lot of golf there. When did you start your Tik Tok account and did you ever think you would reach 1 million? What's that like? - I started my TikTok account (@itsalltommy) in November of 2019 just because I’ve always been interested in social media and making content to entertain people. I always knew I could get 1 million followers but just didn’t think it would happen this quickly. The thought of having that many people that watch me is still unbelievable and there is a lot that happens on the business side of things, outside of just creating the content, that I’m learning about and it is very time consuming. TikTok has presented me with some many different opportunities and it is just amazing that I am able to experience all this. I see you like to eat different stuff on your Tik Tok? What is your favorite on course snack? - I do eat a lot of different stuff but I would have to say my go to snack on the course is the plain old goldfish.

Tommy is now over 1.5 million followers on his Tik Tok account!!!!

Winter Golf Camps Available

Find the Registration Link on our website—www.wiscjuniorgolf.com

Monday, January 24th - March 14th www.swingsolutionsgolf.com

Students will participate 3 hours each week for 7 consecutive weeks. They will be assigned a filming time, a practice time and a lecture time. The format allows

for each student to receive personal guidance with regard to their own swing, while helping them to raise their overall golf IQ. It does not matter where the student is with regard to their starting point, age or skill lev-el. At the end of 7 weeks, they will be more empowered. Where: Swing Solutions, 4000 N Providence, Appleton, WI 54913 Cost : $550 Sign up Application Form: link here - https://swingsolutionsgolf.com/winter-program-1 Fun Facts -We are celebrating our 20th year the program has been conducted -Over a 100 students have moved on to play College golf More than 800 have earned All-Conference - 3 State Champions - 38 Conference Players of the Year Note for Parents It is very important that each student is able to experience the full program. As such, we provide extraordi-nary flexibility with regard to scheduling. Schedules can be ‘moved’ by the student on a weekly or daily. How can we do this? We have a chart that runs seven weeks where adjustments can be easily made by in-dividuals. This system has worked well for twenty years!

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